Table 1.

Magnetic resonance sequence and scan parameters

	T2*WI
Pulse sequence	2D-GRE
TR (ms)	202–236
TE (ms)	7.38
Flip angle (°)	20
Matrix size	512 × 330–400
Acquisition time (s)	20–22
Field of view (mm)	340–420 × 223–315
Section thickness (mm)	4–5
Interslice gap (mm)	1

2D-GRE two-dimensional gradient-recalled echo, T2*WI T2*-weighted image, TE echo time, TR repetition time, TSE turbo spin echo